 Margie Thorp, athlete/student/resident bad-ass |
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 Mar 16 2008, 01:57 PM
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 Group: WL Posts: 5 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Cambridge, MA / Denver, CO Member No.: 418  |
Hello everyone,
My name is Marguerite (Margie) Thorp and I'm a skicross racer. (Skicross, also known as skiercross, is a relatively new event that sticks four competitors on the same terrain-filled course at the same time.) I'll be writing for MSR about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of my career as a professional snow-sport athlete. Here's a very quick rundown of who I am and where I came from: I grew up in Colorado, skiing with my parents and trying to keep up with my brother, and I started racing at age 8. I started out racing the fun stuff at my local resorts (Keystone, Copper Mountain, Arapahoe Basin and Breckenridge), skiing Nastar and Coca-Cola cups for a season or two. I loved what I was doing, though, and my parents eventually put me into the Team Summit program, skiing YSL races and eventually working my way up to a USSA and FIS level. As my commitment to skiing increased, my parents and I sought a program that would help me fulfill my ski racing potential while still challenging me academically, so I transferred to Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City, UT, for my junior and senior years of high school. After I graduated, I took a year off to work and ski race, and that's when I discovered skicross. My coach, Jeff Sadis, and I have been working together since last March in order to pursue my lofty but realistic goal of racing in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Our focus right now is on Europa Cups, World Cups, and the Jeep King of the Mountain series here in the US. In the meantime, I am also studying full-time at Harvard University. I play rugby with the women's team here as well. When I'm not on the slopes or on the pitch, I'm probably finishing a lab report as I pursue a degree in molecular & cellular biology on a pre-medical track. I hope you all enjoy reading my blog, and feel free to send me any comments or questions! Check out my blog! -------------------- ~Margie
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Mar 16 2008, 02:09 PM
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 Group: Root Admin Posts: 122 Joined: 4-April 07 From: PC, UT Member No.: 3 |
Welcome aboard, Margie!!! 'Resident bad-ass' indeed! You aren't kidding! We are thrilled to have you here, and can't wait for your next installment.
BTW, even though it's not exactly your focus, have you raced NASTAR recently? Do you have a NASTAR record? We've got a NASTAR team that would love to have you!!!  Liz |
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Mar 16 2008, 05:26 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 152 Joined: 17-January 08 From: Cortland and Rochester, NY Member No.: 329 |
Very cool...I would LOVE to do skiercross someday! hope you make it in 2010!
-------------------- "Skiing is the life........And its the life I want to have forever" -- Me
"REAL Skiers are like drug addicts. They always want to ski all the time and they cant stop thinking about skiing until they get that next fix. But the next fix always has to be bigger, better and faster then the fix before." --Annyonomus  |
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 Mar 22 2008, 02:16 PM
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 Group: Root Admin Posts: 1,480 Joined: 4-April 07 From: Park City, Utah Member No.: 2 |
Hey Folks, great to have a top level FIS/WC Skier
blogging away here on our forums!! Welcome aboard Margie! A big thanks to Jeff Sadis for hooking Marqie up with us so we all can get a bird's eye view of how the world's elite deal with the pressures, challenges and successes competing at the WC level  Margie's been blogging away so in case you've missed her thoughts and experiences follow this to her BLOGS. 
-------------------- "Developing Faster Racers is MY Passion" |
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Mar 31 2008, 07:45 PM
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Group: WL Posts: 5 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Cambridge, MA / Denver, CO Member No.: 418 |
New blog posted today about biking, core workouts, and a doctor's appointment - check it out here!
-------------------- ~Margie
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Apr 4 2008, 03:03 PM
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Group: WL Posts: 5 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Cambridge, MA / Denver, CO Member No.: 418 |
-------------------- ~Margie
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Apr 8 2008, 08:06 PM
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Group: WL Posts: 5 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Cambridge, MA / Denver, CO Member No.: 418 |
I've written a new entry, less about working out and more about the big dilemma I see in my life right now. You can check it out in my blog.
-------------------- ~Margie
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Apr 29 2008, 08:07 AM
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Group: WL Posts: 5 Joined: 16-March 08 From: Cambridge, MA / Denver, CO Member No.: 418 |
After a brief break from blogging, I'm back on, writing about my extended healing process and a killer upper-body workout.
-------------------- ~Margie
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Mar 4 2010, 09:13 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 4-March 10 From: US Member No.: 676 |
Checked it out, nice Mags.
-------------------- UP Snow!
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